Somerset CCC vs. Essex CCC

[southend4ever]

Start Delayed Due to Rain.

More news to follow when available.

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Somerset have won the toss and elected to bat (0/0 off of 0.5overs)

Essex team shows one change from game against Yorkshire, Middlebrook replaces GWF - Hoorah.

 

[Hong Kong Blue]

Somerset 11/1 off 8 overs, Alex Tudor having figures of 4-3-1-1.

Worryingly for England the man out is Trescothick for 4. Flintoff made 0. Butcher and Vaughan are yet to bat, but its not all bad news - Strauss made his highest score of the season with 13

 

[The General]

119/5 at the end of day. Napier and Tudor with 2 whilst Goughie has one. Got 40 overs in as well.

 

[MrB]

166/7, Napier now has three. Get rid of Laraman and we should be able to keep them under 200 one would hope.

I think the weather is going to hinder us getting a result though.

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Somerset 190 all out
3 wickets for Gough and Napier, 2 apiece for Tudor and Adams.

Very good performance, now we need to knock up 400 pronto

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Big Will has gone already for 11... Caddick's first victim. Could be a bit of a green-top, this one. Delighted to see that the player to make way for James Middlebrook has been...

Grant Flower.

Essex 19/1 now.

 

[southend4ever]

alistair cook has made a sound start. 34 not out.

we are not 51-1.

i think if we knuckle down we can get a 150 lead minimum even though it is a green top.

bopara in with cook, i hope he does well and picks up where he left off in the last match.

 

[southend4ever]

congratulations alistair cook. championship 50.

 

[Hong Kong Blue]

Quote[/b] (Matt the Shrimp @ April 28 2005,14:11)]Big Will has gone already for 11... Caddick's first victim.  Could be a bit of a green-top, this one.  Delighted to see that the player to make way for James Middlebrook has been...

Grant Flower.

Essex 19/1 now.

If it is a greentop I'd have thought they wouldn't have gone for Middlebrook over G. Flower.

Essex are nicely poised at 86-1. Cook has rattled onto 60, whilst Bopara appears to be labouring having made just 8 off 65 balls. Hopefully he'll be looking to up that run-rate now his eye is in (I'm hoping his eye is in!).

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Beat me to it HKB

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Ton up for Essex - 102/1.

Good point about the Greentop, HKB. At a bit of a loss to understand how or why Somerset did so poorly against our seamers.

Matt

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Quote[/b] (Matt the Shrimp @ April 28 2005,15:53)]Ton up for Essex - 102/1.

Good point about the Greentop, HKB.  At a bit of a loss to understand how or why Somerset did so poorly against our seamers.

Matt

Feet off of the floor chaps - 111/1.

Cook 70*
Bopara 21*

 

[W4 Shrimper]

All good stuff eh? Glad to see they won't be picking up any batting points either.

Here's hoping we kick on now and really put them to the sword...

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Quote[/b] (Matt the Shrimp @ April 28 2005,15:53)]Ton up for Essex - 102/1.

Good point about the Greentop, HKB.  At a bit of a loss to understand how or why Somerset did so poorly against our seamers.

Matt

Probably because they aren't very good. Bear in mind that Yorkshire stuffed them by an innings and plenty, and we had much the better of the game against Yorkshire.

 

[W4 Shrimper]

Quote[/b] (BILLERICAY BLUE @ April 28 2005,16:01)]Probably because they aren't very good. Bear in mind that Yorkshire stuffed them by an innings and plenty, and we had much the better of the game against Yorkshire.

Their opening bat's not bad though!

Here's hoping Tresco has another 'mare in the second innings and then goes on to have a summer to remember

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Quote[/b] (W4 Shrimper @ April 28 2005,16:03)]

Quote[/b] (BILLERICAY BLUE @ April 28 2005,16:01)]Probably because they aren't very good. Bear in mind that Yorkshire stuffed them by an innings and plenty, and we had much the better of the game against Yorkshire.

Their opening bat's not bad though!

Here's hoping Tresco has another 'mare in the second innings and then goes on to have a summer to remember  

Hmm, I fear not, I think Gillespie has got his number. I'd be delighted to be proved wrong though.

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Ton and a half now... 150/1 - Cook 85*, Bopara 36*. Decent pace too - that's come off 41 overs.

How come Somerset are doing so poorly - they've got some decent players...?

 

[W4 Shrimper]

Quote[/b] (BILLERICAY BLUE @ April 28 2005,16:16)]Hmm, I fear not, I think Gillespie has got his number. I'd be delighted to be proved wrong though.

With you there Paul (and I too would love to be wrong). The Aussies often have specific plans for the English batsmen and they've got Tresco totally under their spell.

Hope they don't 'find out' Andrew Strauss....

 

[Hong Kong Blue]

Quote[/b] (BILLERICAY BLUE @ April 28 2005,15:59)]

Quote[/b] (Matt the Shrimp @ April 28 2005,15:53)]Ton up for Essex - 102/1.

Good point about the Greentop, HKB.  At a bit of a loss to understand how or why Somerset did so poorly against our seamers.

Matt

Feet off of the floor chaps - 111/1.

Cook 70*
Bopara 21*

Another nelson alert - this time for Ally Cook who has hit only his second(?) Championship ton.

Essex now with a lead of 9 runs and 9 wickets.